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On February 7, 2025, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) released Sugar Order No. 2 (SO2) authorizing the voluntary purchase of 500,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to avail of an allocation in the government’s sugar importation program.

On February 18, 2025, the Philippines notified the World Trade Organization Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade of the Department of Finance’s Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 001-2025.

On February 11, 2025, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) issued Sugar Order No. 3 (SO3), allowing new applications for construction and expansion of bioethanol facilities using molasses as feedstock provided certain conditions are met.

On January 24, 2025, the Philippine Department of Finance announced the issuance of Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 001-2025, which provides the implementing guidelines of the pre-border technical verification (PTV) and cross-border electronic invoicing (CEI) of all imported commodities.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) declared a food security emergency related to rice on February 3, 2025, citing an extraordinary increase in prices.

FAS Manila worked with Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) of California to connect with a new importer and build a bigger market for U.S. almonds in the Philippines.

Producing less than one percent of its growing dairy requirement of 1.886 MMT in 2014, the Philippines continues to be a major global importer of dairy products, especially milk powder.

The Philippines has for years mandated biodiesel and ethanol blending in local petroleum diesel fuel and gasoline.

The Philippines is the 8th largest sugarcane producer and the third largest U.S. sugar tariff rate quota recipient.

In June 2013, the Philippine Department of Agriculture formally allowed the importation of U.S. fresh table stock potatoes for consumption.